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La Bayadère
Opéra Bastille
19h30
Dress Cocktail attire
The final work of a life utterly devoted to dance, La Bayadère by Rudolf Nureyev has become one of the jewels of the Paris Opera Ballet’s repertoire. First performed in 1992, La Bayadère recounts the ill-fated loves of the dancer Nikiya and the noble warrior Solor, promised to the redoubtable Gamzatti, in an imaginary India complete with elephants, tigers and palanquins. Rudolf Nureyev adapted the choreography by Marius Petipa – to music by Ludwig Minkus – restructuring it to include virtuosi variations and large‑scale ensemble movements. The celebrated Royaume des Ombres (Kingdom of Shadows) in Act III is considered to be one of the summits of choreographic art. Unfailingly popular at the Paris Opera, the spectacular richness of Ezio Frigerio’s decors and costumes by Franca Squarciapino make La Bayadère a flamboyant spectacle.
La Bayadère
Production de 1992 - Rudolf Noureev
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Music
Ludwig Minkus
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ConductorErnst van Tiel
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Libretto
Marius Petipa
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Libretto
Serguei Khoudekov
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Choreography
Rudolf Noureev
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Music arranged by
John Lanchbery
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Director
Rudolf Noureev
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After
Marius Petipa
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Set design
Ezio Frigerio
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Costume design
Franca Squarciapino
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Lighting design
Vinicio Cheli
Cast
Park
Nikiya
Marque
Solor
Colasante
Gamzatti
Moreau
L' Idole dorée
Bezard
L' Esclave
Raveau
Le Rajah
Bezard
Chokroun
Le Grand Brahmane
Saint-Martin
Manou
Arnaud
La Nourrice
Dilhac
Mura
Le Fakir
Higgins
La Soliste Indienne
Gandolfi
Lorieux
Le Soliste Indien
Cozette
Chiarcosso
4 Petites
Mcintosh
Verdusen
Mousseigne
Gorse
4 Grandes
Battistoni
Bon
Scudamore
Bourdon
1ère Variation
Saint-Martin
2è Variation
Stojanov
3è Variation
Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra et les élèves de l’École de Danse
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris